Month: August 2014

Here is the list of stocks which comprise more than 1% of my portfolio at the end of July 2014.

Stock

Latest Price

Overall Gain %

Percentage of Portfolio

Oberoi Realty (49)

251.9

5.34

10.23%

IDFC (71)

149

15.87

8.57%

eClerx Services (17)

1,284.95

25.17

3.40%

ILandFS (25)

24.85

75.91

3.16%

Selan Explore (28)

585

84.12

2.80%

IRB Infra (15)

249.1

206.21

2.23%

Mayur Uniquoter (11)

430

287.27

2.13%

Balkrishna Ind (11)

769.9

231.37

2.10%

NMDC (26)

169.8

28.28

2.06%

Larsen (14)

1,469.15

45.25

2.03%

Cummins (4)

606.9

49.22

1.93%

Shilpa (11)

514

37.04

1.91%

Sesa Sterlite (3)

282.5

87.09

1.86%

Bharat Forge (9)

722.25

165.29

1.83%

Kaveri Seed (13)

700.15

136.03

1.57%

Ajanta Pharma (14)

1,664.60

65.18

1.49%

EID Parry (13)

190.65

34.76

1.45%

Hind Zinc (17)

162

33.88

1.43%

Sun Pharma Adv (18)

168.2

37.95

1.39%

MPS (14)

348.05

170.51

1.32%

PI Industries (10)

383

140.88

1.30%

RS Software (14)

407

97.08

1.30%

Tata Inv Corp (13)

539.4

33.19

1.26%

Grindwell Norto (7)

420

63.73

1.18%

Indian Hotels (8)

94

75.65

1.18%

Munjal Auto Ind (11)

75.75

122.84

1.18%

NTPC (6)

140.45

7.86

1.17%

Oriental Carbon (9)

264

133.2

1.17%

PTC India Fin (6)

33.15

121.49

1.17%

ILandFS Trans (15)

228.7

70.18

1.17%

ITC (20)

349.6

14.84

1.16%

ICICI Bank (9)

1,474.00

57.85

1.10%

Muthoot Cap (10)

170

80.81

1.07%

Tata Steel (4)

549.9

100.66

1.07%

Sobha Developer (12)

438.8

52.03

1.07%

TCS (7)

2,515.10

42

1.03%

Banco Products (2)

129.5

130.58

1.01%

Reliance (6)

975.4

29

1.01%

What has changed? For one, I have spent all of July 2014, increasing my stake in Oberoi Realty and IDFC. This was as per my earlier stated intention. Now, both stocks comprise around 10% of my portfolio. This is essentially in keeping with my objective to concentrate my portfolio. Sometime this month, I will write about my investment rationale for both stocks.

I sold all of my Clariant Chemicals, simply because it had risen out of sync with possible valuations, and invested the proceeds in eClerx services. Increasing my exposure to eClerx was also my stated intention in earlier posts.

I also increased my exposure to NMDC and Tata Global Beverages, on a dip in prices of both. I increased my holding in Shilpa Medicare and PI Industries (PI following nice results). Finally, poor Larsen and Toubro results for the quarter resulted in sharp dip in prices, which I bought into.

I sold out of Morganite Crucible, more for the sake of not investing in stories without any technological or brand edge. Instead, I dipped my toes into Bayer CropScience, and on the MNC theme, increased my exposure to Grindwell Norton. Finally, there was some buying of PTC Indian Financial Services and IL&FS Investment Managers, both on a relative dip in market prices.

Concentration continues apace. The stocks which comprise at least 1% of my portfolio are now down to 38, and the total percentage of these in my portfolio is now more than 75%.

My eventual aim is to increase the concentration even further, with 25 scrips comprising around 90% of my portfolio.

What stocks gave the best performance in July, 2014 within my portfolio?

IDFC for sure, following the RBI announcement on CRR and SLR requirements on infrastructure loans. IRB Infra, following a decent result, and positive government announcements for the roads sector. IL&FS investment managers, despite becoming ex-dividend.

From the ValuePickr basket, Ajanta, PI, Mayur and Shilpa, all gave great returns in July.

After a relatively muted performance in June, July was again more of the same. Part of this was the overall relative poor performance of the markets. As far as my portfolio was concerned, there was outperformance vis a vis the Nifty, and I finally managed to outperform the small cap index too, but compared the SBI Magnum Midcap fund, the performance was not better.

Nevertheless, there was reason enough for satisfaction. My performance might have been even better, had I not lost some money in speculation based short term trading. I am still not able to do this well, and maybe I should just stop doing it. That, or I need to control my psychology better.

Here is the familiar graph of overall fund performance. As you can see, the total assets undermanagement are increasing very rapidly. This is because I am deploying fresh cash, and also because the portfolio is doing well.

I have tried to improve upon the graph a bit. I hope this is more intelligible than the earlier version.

Also, as always, a table of rolling returns:

Returns

My Portfolio

Kotak Classic

SBI Midcap

Nifty

Last Month

5%

1%

5%

2%

Last 3 Months

42%

14%

24%

15%

Since Nov, 2013

75%

28%

56%

26%

As you can see, since Nov 2013, my portfolio, in terms of the NAV, has increased by 75%. The Nifty, meantime, has increased only by 26%, and the SBI Magnum Midcap fund, by 56%. In a blended sense, between the Kotak Classic Fund and the SBI Midcap Fund (Blended in a ratio of 1:2. similar to the ratio of large caps to small caps in my portfolio), the outperformance in 3 quarters is around 30%.